Knife offenders to meet victims’ families as police take tougher line – The Independent

Posted July 14th, 2008 in news, offensive weapons, victims by sally

“Police are to be ordered to mount a new offensive against knife crime, with more young people searched for weapons in the eight parts of the country worst affected by stabbings.”

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The Independent, 14th July 2008

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MoD faces legal action after teenage Iraqi claims sexual humiliation by soldiers – The Guardian

Posted July 14th, 2008 in armed forces, Iraq, news, torture by sally

“The Ministry of Defence is facing fresh court action over as many as 11 cases of alleged abuse of Iraqis, including the alleged sexual humiliation of a teenage boy by British soldiers at a base near Basra in 2003, it emerged yesterday.”

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The Guardian, 14th July 2008

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Solicitor fights ‘ageist’ law firm which forced him to retire at 65 years old – The Times

Posted July 14th, 2008 in age discrimination, law firms, news, retirement by sally

” A solicitor who was forced by his law firm to retire at 65 will lodge a test appeal today, claiming that he was the victim of age discrimination.”

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The Times, 14th July 2008

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Equality laws ‘are now holding women back’ – The Times

Posted July 14th, 2008 in flexible working, news, women by sally

“The radical extension of maternity leave and parents’ rights is sabotaging women’s careers, according to the head of the new equalities watchdog.”

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The Times, 14th July 2008

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Commuter Nzube Udezue files complaint over armed arrest ordeal – The Guardian

Posted July 14th, 2008 in complaints, detention, news, police by sally

“An innocent commuter mistakenly detained at gunpoint has filed an official complaint over his arrest after it emerged that he did not match the description of the armed suspect police had been seeking.”

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The Guardian, 14th July 2008

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Family of barrister shot dead by police launch landmark legal battle – Daily Telegraph

Posted July 14th, 2008 in barristers, complaints, firearms, news, police by sally

“The family of a barrister shot dead by police in London has launched a landmark legal battle over the way officers collaborated on their account of the killing.”

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Daily Telegraph, 12th July 2008

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Hope of £5,000 compensation for asbestos victims – The Guardian

Posted July 14th, 2008 in asbestos, compensation, industrial injuries, news by sally

“People suffering from pleural plaques through exposure to asbestos could qualify for a £5,000 payment if the outcome of a new government consultation goes in their favour.”

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The Guardian, 13th July 2008

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Serious Fraud Office drug case thrown out of court – The Guardian

Posted July 14th, 2008 in medicines, news, price fixing by sally

“The biggest case ever to be brought by the Serious Fraud Office, involving an alleged price-fixing conspiracy said to have defrauded the NHS of millions of pounds, has been thrown out of court after more than six years of investigation and pre-trial hearings.”

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The Guardian, 11th July 2008

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Max Mosley case: bend over, free speech, this is going to hurt – The Times

Posted July 14th, 2008 in freedom of expression, news, privacy by sally

“Max Mosley is suing for breach of privacy over reports he participated in a sadomasochistic ‘Nazi orgy’. The case has big implications for tabloid culture and freedom of expression”

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The Times, 13th July 2008

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Pensioner wins citizen law change – BBC News

Posted July 14th, 2008 in citizenship, news, women by sally

“The government is to change a loophole in the law after a 20-year campaign by a woman who was not allowed to pass on her Britishness to her daughter.”

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BBC News, 13th July 2008

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Jack Straw plots end of the House of Lords peers show – Daily Telegraph

Posted July 14th, 2008 in news, parliament by sally

“The number of peers sitting in the House of Lords is to be slashed from 735 to only 400 under proposals to be announced by Jack Straw, the Justice Secretary.”

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Daily Telegraph, 12th July 2008

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Parliamentary website redesign costs over £3 million – The Guardian

Posted July 14th, 2008 in internet, news, parliament by sally

“MPs have spent more than £3 million of taxpayers’ cash redesigning the parliamentary website, it has been revealed.”

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The Guardian, 11th July 2008

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Fatal drink driver was on phone – BBC News

Posted July 11th, 2008 in alcohol abuse, news, road traffic offences, sentencing by sally

“A drink-driver who killed a woman when she crashed into her broken-down car while using a mobile phone has been jailed for six years.”

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BBC News, 11th July 2008

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Damages for worker over needles – BBC News

Posted July 11th, 2008 in damages, health & safety, news, personal injuries by sally

“An engineer has received £2,000 in compensation from an Essex hospital where he was hit by dirty needles which flew out of a drain he was unblocking.”

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BBC News, 11th July 2008

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Death assault officer spared jail – BBC News

Posted July 11th, 2008 in assault, news, police, sentencing by sally

“A policeman has been given a three-month suspended jail sentence for assaulting a man who later died.”

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BBC News, 11th July 2008

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Firework blaze pair spared jail – BBC News

Posted July 11th, 2008 in arson, news, sentencing, young offenders by sally

“Two teenagers who set fire to a home in Oxford while a family of four slept upstairs have been spared a jail term.”

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BBC News, 11th July 2008

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Policeman ‘pestered prostitutes’ – BBC News

Posted July 11th, 2008 in misfeasance in public office, news, police by sally

“A police sergeant who left a colleague answering a 999 call so he could visit prostitutes has been given a suspended eight-month jail sentence.”

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BBC News, 11th July 2008

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Lib Dem whip broke postage rules – BBC News

Posted July 11th, 2008 in expenses, news, parliament by sally

“A senior Lib Dem MP broke parliamentary rules by sending newsletters to constituents at taxpayers’ expense, the Commons standards watchdog says.”

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BBC News, 11th July 2008

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Paying to be discriminated against – The Guardian

Posted July 11th, 2008 in civil partnerships, homosexuality, news, registrars by sally

“The decision in favour of a registrar who refused to deal with gay couples sets a hugely dangerous precedent.”

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The Guardian, 11th July 2008

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July 21 ringleader’s fiancée jailed for aiding escape – The Guardian

Posted July 11th, 2008 in aiding and abetting, news, sentencing, terrorism by sally

“The fiancée of the ringleader of the failed July 21 bombings was today jailed for three years for helping him to escape London dressed in a burka.”

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The Guardian, 11th July 2008

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